Donald applies for England bowling position

Colin Crompton
Monday 23 January 2006 01:00 GMT
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Donald, who took 330 wickets in 72 Test matches at an average of 22.25 for his country before retiring in 2003, said frustration had led him to apply to join coach Duncan Fletcher's "Team England".

"I have a passion for being around international cricketers. I love being in the dressing-room and I love dealing with players at the highest level," Donald said.

"At the moment I get the feeling there is no way in for me to South African cricket, so that's one of the reasons I applied.

"There is an opportunity for me to grab on to something I love ... whether it's the South African cricket team or the England cricket team, it doesn't matter. I love being around the international stage and being involved."

England were left looking for a new bowling coach after Troy Cooley, who had been instrumental in helping Michael Vaughan's men to regain the Ashes last summer, agreed to return to Australia to help his countrymen try to win them back.

All four of England's formidable pace-bowling quartet - Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard, Andrew Flintoff and Simon Jones - had credited the Tasmanian with helping to transform their careers.

l Shahid Afridi struck his highest Test score yesterday while Inzamam-ul-Haq also hit a century as Pakistan reached 558 in their first innings on the second day of the second Test against India in Faisalabad. India were 110 for 1 in reply at stumps, with Virender Sehwag out for 31. Afridi reached his century from 96 balls and took just 28 more deliveries to reach 150 before finally falling for 156.

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